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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Michael Howie

Drone sightings close Copenhagen and Oslo airports as police blame 'capable operator'

Drones that shut Denmark’s main airport appeared to have been flown by “a capable operator” seeking to demonstrate certain abilities, police say.

The airports in Copenhagen and Oslo, the two busiest in the Nordic region, were shut for hours after drones were observed in their airspace late on Monday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded as flights were diverted.

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